Cowboys’ defense leads way in win at Philadelphia

The Cowboys are all alone in first place in the NFC East after Sunday’s 17-3 win at Philadelphia, and their defense more than held up its end of the bargain in victory.

Dallas, which had surrendered 1,456 yards in the previous three contests, held Philadelphia to just 278 yards.

Eagles quarterback Nick Foles threw for just 80 yards before leaving to be checked for a head injury early in the fourth quarter. Rookie quarterback Matt Barkley’s NFL regular-season debut was a tough one, as he threw interceptions on all three of his possessions.

The Cowboys also did well to slow the Eagles’ potent running game, with LeSean McCoy gaining just 55 yards on 18 carries.

At 4-3, the Cowboys are now a game ahead of the Eagles, who fell to 3-4 in their worst offensive performance of new coach Chip Kelly’s tenure.

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was picked twice, but he threw a nine-yard TD pass to rookie Terrance Williams to give Dallas its final margin of victory with 9:25 left.

The Cowboys were without top pass rusher DeMarcus Ware, but they sacked Foles three times, with George Selvie notching 1.5 sacks.

Well, R.I.P. Nick Foles fan club. He has good games against the Giants and Bucs (who combine for a record of 0-11) and now he should be the starter? Get outta town. Vick has the job back as soon as he’s healthy again.

Maybe so, but I think I’m going to watch the rest of the season anyway.
But, if the Redskins do win the East, I’m expecting you to take everyone on PFT who’s been listening to your inane prattle for the last year and half out for a beer, whatever your twisted thought process would spew out while you have a buzz on would be priceless.

jakec4 says:
Oct 20, 2013 5:54 PM
They say it is a copycat league, so I guess Kelly will get to work on breaking down the Jaguars game film to see how they scored twice as many points as his team did today.

LOL…..really? Dallas is now 3-0 in the division, including beating Washington. In their three losses, they’ve lost by a total of 8 points. Gotta say Big D has flaws but they are – by far – the best team in that division.

Our defense played decent today. Foles sucks and we can still win the division. Everyone that wanted Foles how do you feel now he had plenty of time to throw the ball and had 80 yards. Vick is not the QB for the future but he definitely is for this season……..

He did, but to his credit the entire offense was having a bad day. The guy hasn’t played in live game action since he was throwing against defensive scrubs almost two months ago. Chip had no other option but to throw him to the wolves today. On the bright side, his shoulder looks healthy and is a non-factor FWIW.